I like kids, but I can accept that some people know themselves well enough to know that they and kids don’t go well together. I find most of the time, it’s that these people find the noise or activity overly stimulating.

I get this, but I also think that some level of annoyance at other people is just part of living in a society. We’re all free to do what we like, including avoiding kid-heavy areas if that’s your thing, but none of us get to demand other people’s behavior corresponds to our preferences.

I do think there are times/places where it's not responsible to take your kids, like a musical if your toddler is prone to screaming/crying, especially in response to loud sounds

It's not the kid's fault that they're screaming at the top of their lungs in a restaurant and their parent isn't doing anything about it. I'm fine with kids, but there are a lot of parents I could do without.

I fully believe children fall under the category of a marginalized group due to resources necessary for them being underfunded and their needs being under represented. They are important members of communities. I just don’t like loud high pitched noise and chaos that comes with unsupervised kids.

I don't like kids because I'm an adult and prefer to be around other adults. I feel like "liking kids" is a major red flag tbh

Why

like should teachers dislike children would that make for children who turn into functional adults

Why is it a red flag?

You are not an adult.

hey this is weird as fuck

@thelouvreof.bsky.social u busy?

lmao, gottem

Very bizarre statement. I feel you have some issues to work out.

What a strange thing to say

Tbh, you’re putting off more red flags than a Liverpool home game.

What a weird thing to say dude, you’re implying if people don’t dislike kids they’re pedos?!

sure

We're living through an era of what I can really only refer to as the pedo panic. Anything and everything must be a cause for suspicion.

Really feels like this is why witches or werewolves existed. We can't not believe our neighbors are secret monsters and it is culturally ok to find and kill them

YUP. Right on the head. The sooner we learn to get over this mass hysteria, the sooner we'll stop being swayed into a bunch'a buuullllllshit.

When did this even become a thing, anyway? Kids and adults aren't completely fucking separate from each other. Why is everything a red flag now?

teachers, parents, babysitters, school bus drivers, pediatricians, and librarians would like a word

You act like those groups aren't the most common sources of child abuse, right behind priests lol

Wait. Do you think “like” = “sexually attracted to”?

that’s such a weak argument bud 🤣

Trust me, im not arguing with a guy named "Thussy" lmao Just stating the facts

my name is cain, ratfucker

Thussy

troll

@miq.moe

Damn straight

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Hey pretend edge-lord, would you say the same thing about old people? Immigrants? Different races? Genders? & newflash, you were a kid. Did you dislike yourself when you were young?

Old people, sure - can't stand the on average extremely bigoted fuckers

You are just a hateful person, aren't you? Proud of that?

Not hateful, just care about my own wellness. It's not my job to be around people of whom I don't enjoy their company - so I don't. I only do what makes me feel at peace, which includes avoiding people I don't explicitly like

there’s a difference between avoiding individuals you dislike & pronouncements of hatred of entire groups of people. Don’t claim hatred brings peace. That’s nonsense.

I never said I hate anyone, just that I don't like kids or old people. I prefer being around people my age. This should not be a controversial statement lmao

"I don't like kids or old people" is controversial because it is ageist. Ageism harms.

I don't think it does. My choice to surround myself with people whose company I enjoy and no one else hurts absolutely nobody. I'm fact, it's healthier for everyone than forcing myself to be around people I'm uncomfortable with and don't like being around. It's not my job to accommodate strangers.

Your statements that you do not like children or old people is harmful. Ageism is discrimination & bias based on age. You can choose who is in your company without pronouncements of ageism. Stop justifying being ageist.

Wondering exactly how you think schools should function.

not nearly as much of a red flag as questioning why a person would, you know, “like children.”

Are you only willing to exist in an area with people you want to have sex with?

I'm ace, I don't wanna have sex with anyone.

Your logic is the same as gay men that hate women You are a massive red flag

sure you're not projecting there bud?

yeah, totally normal to say: completely ignore my neices/younger family members at a family gathering. Like you know that's an incredibly absurd thing to say?

Those same children will pick our nursing homes and hospice centers. So, go ahead, FAFO.

To be fair, kids say the exact same thing about adults. We aren't the same; kids and adults are very different animals.

I actually like kids, but this is an insane take. A lot of kids can't regulate their emotions or sit still, which makes them annoying. You can approach them with understanding, but sometimes as an adult you just want peace and quiet.

I don't like being around people who don't act with logic and reason, don't understand basic rules of civility and decorum, or don't take consideration for the people around them. Age isn't a factor.

But here's the thing. If I'm I'm a place where it is agreed that the rules of civility are suspended for a certain class of people, I can't be upset if those people take advantage of their additional localized freedom.

uhhh...that's kinda absurd , it's valid to not want to be around kids but they're literally still developing...you can't treat kids like mini adults

ya see, that's where you misunderstand. I'm not treating them like adults. I'm not expecting to act like adults. I just don't want to be around them. They can act a fool all they like, and I can be annoyed by it. There's a difference between wanting something and demanding it.

OK that's totally fair and normal, ive met people who get annoyed at them for acting like kids, an ex of mine went on about when she was getting fhe covid vaccine a 10 year old was being a bit dramatic about her "arms being heavy and sore can barely move them!" like that's different to being/1

annoyed at their antics but accepting kids will be kids

Honestly I have more issues with being around parents with their kids than being around kids. Parenting turns a lot of people into awful human beings. Going to somewhere specifically designed for kids and being upset there are kids there, that’s dumb. Like wanting the dog park to be dog free.

Bros believe in ending the right of humanity for all women children nonwhites and queer people They have said so That’s why when they crow about human rights the truth is they only mean themselves

Also, we were all kids. We didn't come from pods. We had to spend some time around adults so we could grow up at least sensible seeming.

I don't like to be around loud people with shit opinions. That includes most children and adults.

I don't like kids and prefer not to be around them. Fight me.

I’m not a big fan of misbehaving children without parental supervision

Who likes Pepsi??

Kinda fascinating how a lot of people see kids as a stage. It's not a fucking larva, you're the same, continuous person, how do you avoid getting that?

There's a mixing of contexts happening. In the original sense, yes wanting kid-centric spaces to be kid-free is potentially iffy. Outside of that context, totally cool to not like kids & not want to be around them, and harshing on others for committing no actual sin is potentially just as iffy.

If kids had the "right to participate and engage with the community" we wouldn't ban them from doing so many things nor have so many adults only spaces. Not wanting to be around kids is fine and normal, as shown by human society regularly segregating children from adults.

This is the same argument people have made about gender and racially segregated spaces. Definitely on the right side of history here 👍

No it isn't, because I'm talking about children not persecuted minorities. There is a reason we don't let children drive cars, or get married. There's a reason we legally mandate their education. Do you believe it's wrong that children aren't allowed to drive?

1. Children are an oppressed group. 2. Certain laws are in place to protect children. It’s good that there are spaces where children shouldn’t be for their protection; not for the sake of an adult who finds kids “icky”

I don't want to have kids, but I don't hate kids. Kids are fucking stupid, but I don't blame *them* for that - they're learning! They're becoming themselves! That's the whole point of being a kid.

Have kids, don’t have kids, that’s your prerogative, it’s weird for other people to have opinions about it. “I don’t like kids” / “I don’t want to be around kids” is a fucked up, unacceptable position.

I will say I don't want to be around BABIES, nor do I want to be around young children with irresponsible parents. Like, I don't want to be in a space where I can't hear someone over a crying baby, and I don't want a toddler kicking my chair or trying to stand on my table

But also I just... don't go into kid-friendly spaces at times where there is a high chance that I'd have to deal with kids? Getting dinner after 7 is usually too late for the youngest children who I have a problem with. And if they're well-behaved I don't have a problem with them anyway!

I’m the same way as Jay somewhat, I actually enjoy talking to kids and think babies are cute. My issue is my brain reacts harshly to crying and screaming. Infant crying and young children screeching triggers a nasty fight or flight response in me and scrambles my brain.

So being around babies and young kids is extremely draining for me. I have to work hard to keep composure when there is prolonged noise. At times it can feel like the people with strollers in the supermarket are wheeling around time bombs.

As long as you factor in that peoples’ reasons might be that kids trigger some nasty pains or traumas in people. Then your statement is fine. But, when some people say, “I don’t want to be around kids” you could probably have some consideration that they have good reasons to be avoidant of kids.

Yeah this absolutely. On top of the noise there’s a level of chaos that comes when parents aren’t supervising their kids: running, throwing things, danger. i love when a kid gets curious when I’m drawing in public and wants to see or join (I usually have a loose journal or something and a pencil)

So yeah I generally avoid kid heavy places, but will happily interact with them if I must. I have a v short meter for handling loud, high pitched noise before losing my cool, but I know a lot of it is that kids can’t fully express needs or emotions yet and we’re are responsible for helping them to.

it's fine to "not like kids" so far as finding them annoying or just not being able to relate/connect with them. But I will say there are people who the way they rant about them would prefer them to be removed from public life altogether...which is kinda immature